ISAS Briefs

The Taliban-Al-Qaeda nexus has, in recent days, mounted a number of bloody terrorist assaults in Pakistan, including the nerve centre of the Pakistan armed forces and general headquarters in Rawalpindi, causing several fatalities and injuries. Disappointingly, the national debate in Pakistan has instead focused on the Kerry-Lugar Bill that will provide economic and military aid worth US$7 billion for the next five years, alleging that it compromises Pakistani sovereignty. This paper argues that the real threat to Pakistani sovereignty is posed by the terrorists.